VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2023-30581

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability1.05%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2023-11-23
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Description

The use of __proto__ in process.mainModule.__proto__.require() can bypass the policy mechanism and require modules outside of the policy.json definition. This vulnerability affects all users using the experimental policy mechanism in all active release lines: v16, v18 and, v20. Please note that at the time this CVE was issued, the policy is an experimental feature of Node.js

Weakness classification

  • CWE-862: Missing Authorization

Primary references